Sri Chinmoy asks members of his Connecticut Centre to give him a spiritual word, and he then spontaneously recites a poem based on the word. The poems are later published in his book, Silence-Seed and Sound-Fruit.
Sri Chinmoy places first in his age group at a 2-mile race in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy achieves a lift of 303¼ lbs., using his right arm only, in Jamaica, NY, USA. After his first attempt on 23 May 1986, Sri Chinmoy finally achieves the lift on his 214th attempt. Read more...
The Svinesund Bridge, which spans the strait of Svinesund between Sweden and Norway, is named a Sri Chinmoy Peace Bridge. Sri Chinmoy composes a song in honour of the two countries entitled, ‘Sweden, Norway’.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert (368) — the 30th of 39 concerts held in honour of Swami Vivekananda — at Aspiration-Ground in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert (419) — the 19th of 50 concerts held in honour of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations — at Aspiration-Ground in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy lifts 33 people, including Otis Davis, 1960 Olympic gold medallist (400 m); Lou Jones, 1956 Olympic gold medallist (4x400 m); Koumtog Laotegguelnodji, Ambassador of Chad to the UN; Frank Padovan, New York State Senator; George Weah ‘African Player of the Century’ and ‘World’s Best Soccer Player’ of 1995 – Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy achieves a double-arm lift of 900 lbs. using a single platform, in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy lifts philanthropists Richard and Dorinda Medley with the two-arm lift and the seated calf-rase at Aspiration-Ground in Jamaica, New York, NY, USA, where he also offers a short esraj concert. After the function, Sri Chinmoy invites them to Pilgrim-Museum to see some of his Jharna-Kala artworks.
Sri Chinmoy lifts an 800-lb. weight stack, twice with his right arm, using a single platform, in Jamaica, NY, USA.